CHAPEL HILL — Vance Honeycutt was back in the leadoff spot after an early-afternoon conversation with Coach Scott Forbes. He might become a fixture at the top of the order, particularly with many games like Tuesday night.
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Carolina moves up in Top 25 baseball poll after 3–1 week
After taking two of three games in a weekend series against Virginia Tech during a 3–1 week, North Carolina moved up three spots to No. 12 in the D1 Baseball Top 25. The Tar Heels (33–11, 17–7 ACC) lead the ACC Coastal Division by three games over No. 11 Virginia (33–12, 14–10), which moved up three spots after a 3–1 week, and No. 10 Duke (30–14, 14–10), which fell six spots after a 1–3 week.
Heels match Hokies good pitching, can’t get enough big hits, lose first home ACC game in 371 days
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s pitching mostly held Virginia Tech’s offense in check again, but the No. 15 Tar Heels couldn’t get enough big hits to back that up.
UNC’s pitching, defense tame Hokies’ potent offense, claim series win
CHAPEL HILL — One of the best offenses in the ACC has looked average so far this weekend against No. 15 North Carolina’s daunting combination of pitching and defense. Virginia Tech leads the league in homers, is fourth in batting average, and came into the series averaging 8.9 runs per game. But the Hokies have scored three or fewer runs in back-to-back games for the first time this season after losing 6–3 Saturday at Boshamer Stadium.
DeCaro masterful as UNC rolls past Virginia Tech
CHAPEL HILL — The ace stuff was back for freshman right-hander Jason DeCaro. In a huge bounce-back game after a rough night at N.C. State, DeCaro was masterful in the best outing of his college career, as No. 15 North Carolina rolled to an 8–1 victory Friday over Virginia Tech at Boshamer Stadium.
UNC eases by Gardner-Webb, continues to get excellent infield defense
CHAPEL HILL — Solid defense has been one of the keys to No. 15 North Carolina’s success, with the run-saving efforts and incredible range of the outfielders justifiably getting plenty of attention. The Tar Heels’ infield also has plenty of range, and it has contributed just as much to their wins.
UNC is first to clinch ACC baseball tournament berth but falls in Top 25
After an easy Saturday victory over N.C. State to salvage a game from the three-game road weekend series, North Carolina became the first team to clinch a spot in the ACC tournament but slipped four spots to No. 15 in the D1 Baseball Top 25 poll released Monday after a 1–3 week.
Honeycutt swipes more ACC history as UNC rolls by Pack
RALEIGH — After three consecutive one-run losses, No. 11 North Carolina wasn’t leaving anything to chance, particularly Vance Honeycutt and Colby Wilkerson. The Tar Heels backed outstanding starting and relief pitching with plenty of offense, rolling to a 14–3 victory Saturday at Doak Field to salvage a game from the three-game weekend series and clinch their third straight 30-win season as Honeycutt made more history.
Carolina blows three-run lead for first three-game losing streak
RALEIGH — The only positive, but a great source of frustration, in No. 11 North Carolina’s first three-game losing streak is that all three were one-run games that could have gone either way. The Tar Heels bullpen blew a three-run lead built off an impressive start from junior left-hander Shea Sprague as N.C. State clinched a series win with a 5–4 victory Friday at Doak Field.
UNC belts five homers, but State walks off with biggest
RALEIGH — On a night of home run derby, N.C. State didn’t hit as many, but the Wolfpack hit the biggest. Shortstop Brandon Butterworth blasted a 95-mph fastball over the left-field wall for a game-ending solo homer with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Wolfpack to a 9–8 victory Thursday over No. 11 North Carolina at Doak Field.
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